Newport Public Education Foundation

08/31/2026

What a beautiful morning yesterday on the Pell Bridge! 🌅💙

We’re incredibly grateful to be a beneficiary of the Citizens Pell Bridge Run and to be part of an event that brings our community together in such a special way.

Even more special? Two of our Claiborne Pell Elementary School students got to walk across the bridge and experience the morning firsthand! We’re so proud to support our students and Newport Public Schools, and so thankful to everyone who helped make this morning possible.

Thank you, Pell Bridge Run, for helping us invest in the future of Newport’s students! 🏃‍♀️🌉📚

08/27/2026

We are proud to share this years recipients of the Noreen Stonor Drexel Awards!

Friend of Education: Fab Newport — Founded in 2013 as a Fab Lab in Newport’s North End, FabNewport has grown into a thriving youth development organization offering hands-on learning in making, coding, design, environmental science, and entrepreneurship — meeting students in classrooms, after-school programs, and community spaces across the city, and opening doors to paid internships, mentorship, and career pathways for Newport youth.

Partner in Education: newportFILM— Through newportFILM EDU, the organization has connected Newport students with acclaimed documentaries, visiting filmmakers, and thought-provoking conversations, extending learning beyond the classroom. From in-school screenings to filmmaker Q&As, these experiences open doors to storytelling, filmmaking, and the arts.

Unsung Heroes: Barbara & Jimmy Winters — Since founding the Newport Housing Hotline in 1978, Barbara and Jimmy Winters have served as a steady, behind-the-scenes lifeline for Newport’s most vulnerable residents, helping more than one hundred thousand individuals and families across Newport County find emergency shelter and assistance — work that reaches directly into Newport’s classrooms by helping students arrive at school safe, stable, and ready to learn.

NPEF will also honor three educators for excellence in teaching:
Diane McBrier — Newport Public Schools Teacher of the Year
Anthony Hanos — Rhode Island Computer Science Teacher of the Year
Chef Matthew Reilly — Rhode Island Hospitality Teacher of the Year

We will celebrate them at our Evening for Education on Thursday, October 22. Save the date, details and tickets coming soon!

The Newport Public Education Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2026 Noreen Stonor Drexel Education Awards, to be presented Oct. 22 at Innovate Newport during the foundation’s annual fundraiser. FabNewport receives the Friend of Education award. Founded in 2013 as a fab lab in the Nort...

08/18/2026

Back to School Bash. Always a fun night. NPEF will be there supporting Newport Public Schools.

06/11/2026

04/28/2026

Hope to see you tonight at our NPEF information night at the Hibernian Hall. 6:30.

04/18/2026

Have you ever wanted to join our board or one of our committees? Not sure how or where to start? Join us for an informative evening, meet current board and committee members. Learn more about how the NPEF supports Newport Public Schools and how you can get involved. You will not be asked for donation!

NPEF Info Night

04/09/2026

Such a wonderful night, we are over the MOON with it all! Thank you thank you thank you to all the runners, the walkers and to Gray Matter Marketing for supporting the Newport Public Education Foundation! With your support, we raised over $54,000! 🌟🥳

04/06/2026

Still glowing ✨ from Saturday night’s run—and it’s not just the neon.

Huge love to our title sponsor, , for lighting the way year after year. And we’d be remiss not to shout out our friends at Gray Matter Marketing - the behind-the-scenes magic-makers who donate their time, energy and talent to put the on at no cost, so every possible dollar goes right back to the Newport Public Education Foundation.

We are endlessly grateful, truly humbled, and still riding that post-run high because of YOU.

Save the date 🗓️ April 10, 2027—we’re doing it all again.

04/01/2026

Oh hey, ! 👋 Thanks for tagging as something to do this weekend. Haven’t yet signed up? Time to register!⏰ (PS: The weather looks fantastic! 👀🌄☀️

03/31/2026

Bus For A Cause is one for the benefactors for this year's 401Gives. Bus For A Cause was started a few years ago when we found out that many field trips were free to the students, but the buses were not. Bus For a Cause fills that gap with providing transportation for these enriching out of classroom learning environment.